Tell me stories

Raconte me stories was published by Marshall Cavendish between 1982 and 1985. " Tell me histoires" was launched in 1982 like semi-monthly. Each magazine (and the cassette which goes with) contained a choice of stories for children, of which some were traditional folk tales, tales for traditional children such as Gobbolino, or some modern histories written especially for the series like Tirondin. The series comprised 26 booklets, with 3 supplements of Christmas.

The series was defined as follows: " TELL me STORIES is composed of 26 booklets (of 36 pages) and of 26 50 minute old cassettes, telling each one at least 6 stories. They is thus on the whole, 728 pages of stories, 130 pages of plays and colorings, nearly 200 stories and more than 21 hours of listening… "

The musical illustrations could be the work of Wallerand de Crepy.

Booklets

booklet 1
  • Gobbolino, cat of witch (1) (told by Catherine Laborde)
  • the hare and the tortoise (told by Michel Elias)
  • the Tree with shoes (told by Micheline Presle)
  • new Clothes of the Emperor (told by Bernard Menez)
  • Aldo in Arcadie (1) (told by Alexandre Baron, Michel Elias, Evelyne Grandjean))
  • the Giant of the forest (told by Michel Elias)
  • Make enter the clowns! (told by Evelyne Grandjean)

booklet 2

  • Imps and the Shoe-maker
  • Monseigneur the Tiger
  • Aldo in Arcadie (2)
  • a Rainbow for oneself all alone
  • the Fox glouton
  • Gobbolino cat of ship (2) (told by Catherine Laborde)
  • Sindbad and the valley of Diamonds (1)

booklet 3

  • Hansel and Gretel
  • Aldo in Arcadie (3)
  • the Child of the Sun
  • Gobbolino cat of princess (3) (told by Catherine Laborde)
  • the Lion and the rat
  • Simon and the channel
  • the Large hairy Giant

booklet 5

  • Tirondin (1)
  • the Corbel and the fox
  • Pablo finds a friend
  • Raiponce
  • Pipeau de Virgile
  • Insane Petit (2)

booklet 6

  • the Beautiful one and the Animal
  • Dodo and the gold Cauldron
  • Tirondin goes to the market (2)
  • Cochon stealing
  • the Dog and the bone
  • To the Country of the Eccentrics
  • the Moon in the pond

booklet 7

  • the Three Goats
  • the Queen of snows
  • the Magnet of Bruno
  • the Manor of the Phantoms (told by Henri Virlogeux)
  • the Tortoise and the two geese
  • Tirondin has a new hat (3)

booklet 8

  • Fly and the kangaroo (1)
  • the Elephant
  • the goose with gold eggs
  • the egoistic giant
  • Small Insane (3)
  • the Strange Voyage of Narana (told by Henri Virlogeux)
  • Théo and the Swallower of Master

booklet 9

  • Abdullah and the genius
  • Fly and the kangaroo (2)
  • Small Insane (4)
  • the boy who shouted with the wolf
  • Assez of noise!
  • the player of flute of Hamelin
  • the she-cat and the owl

booklet 10

  • Gulliver's Travels
  • Fly and the kangaroo (3)
  • Astrocycle (1)
  • the three wishes
  • David and Goliath
  • the magic Horse

booklet 11

booklet 12

  • the sad Prince
  • My P' tites cars (1)
  • Tambourin runs and gains
  • the First Take-off
  • the Mouse of the cities and the mouse of the fields
  • Pinocchio with the puppet theater (2)
  • Which is strongest
  • I saw a boat on water

booklet 13

  • the Lighter
  • My P' tites Cars (2)
  • the Thirteen Brothers
  • Pinocchio and the Field of the Miracles (3)
  • the Three Tonsures
  • the Ugly Duckling

booklet 14

  • the Exploit of Nicolas
  • red Straps
  • Grogre, the small ogre (1)
  • Cendrillon
  • Which is more afraid?
  • Pinocchio and the fairy (4)
  • the Old Sailor

booklet 15

  • the Box of Pandora
  • the Three small pigs
  • Pinocchio: the promise of the Fairy (5)
  • Grogre, the small ogre (2)
  • the Sunshade
  • the flying Jacket

booklet 16

  • to change
  • a little Why the giraffe does not speak to
  • the Cat boot
  • Grogre, the small ogre (3)
  • Pinocchio with the Country of the Toys (6)
  • Plumette, the small hen
  • the Commercial one of mangos

booklet 17

  • Guillaume Tell
  • Large-Feather-legged with the ball dressed up
  • Pinocchio and the shark (7)
  • the Secrecy of the Prince
  • the Lion and the Peacock
  • the Puzzle of Jojo

booklet 18

  • Heidi (1)
  • Dad Head-in-Low
  • Georges and the Dragon
  • the Prince Grenouille
  • Pique and Plouf
  • the Small gingerbread Man

booklet 19

  • Jacques and Harricots magic
  • Sindbad and unknown Islands (2)
  • the Book of the animals
  • the Revenge on aunt Rachel
  • Heidi with the mountain (2)
  • Interdict with the mules

booklet 20

  • Rumpelstilzchen
  • Heidi downtown (3)
  • the green Lady of the lake
  • the Book of the animals
  • the Tree grognon
  • the Horrible Jules Twisted

booklet 21

  • Valiant the Small Tailor
  • the Trick of the wolf
  • wiser than the tsar
  • the red Night-caps
  • Sophie and the magic Kart
  • Heidi finds happiness (4)

booklet 22

  • the Voyage of Rodolphe (1)
  • the Touch of gold
  • My dinner in a magician
  • the Wild swans
  • Tirondin drives out the zucchini (4)

booklet 23

  • the Birthday of Tirondin (5)
  • the Voyage of Rodolphe (2)
  • Boucle of Gold
  • the Cat perched
  • the Piano traveller
  • the Cat, the frog and the small russet-red hen
  • One stole the thunder

booklet 24

  • the Egg of Rachid
  • Intrépride Tin soldier
  • the Kingdom of the seals
  • Aldo in Arcadie (3)
  • the hedgehog which wanted to steal
  • Mr Croq' child

booklet 25

  • the Little Red Riding Hood
  • Simon Trobon
  • the Prince Heureux
  • the Trick of accomplice Rabbit
  • Aldo in Arcadie (4)
  • the meat pie Contest

booklet 26

  • the Painter of the cats
  • Loutra the otter
  • Aldo in Arcadie (5)
  • a Lion at the school
  • the Monster of the labyrinth
  • Poucette

booklet of Christmas 1

  • Ding Dong
  • the Escapade of Bébert
  • the chocolate Soldier
  • the Christmas tree de Tirondin
  • Christmas of the king Jean
  • Snow-White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Douce Night
  • the sorrow of the Father Christmas
  • what Valerie wants
  • Aladin and the marvellous lamp
  • One stole the Father Christmas
  • first Christmas
  • Prière of the Kings Mages

booklet of Christmas 2

  • the Angels in our campaigns
  • Christmas de Gobbolino
  • Washout and the spaceship
  • Théo and Isidore celebrates Christmas
  • the Father Christmas in Australia
  • the Good King Wenceslas
  • Henri Vatapari and its cat
  • the Tale of the small fir tree
  • the Cake of the fairies
  • Grogre and giant Nador
  • Cantique of Christmas
  • He was born the divine infant

booklet of Christmas 3

  • HURRAH FOR CHRISTMAS
  • CHRISTMAS OF GOBBOLINO
  • LEROY LEARNS HOW TO PATINATE
  • FORMERLY SNOW
  • the MOTHER WITH the GEESE
  • JOYS OF CHRISTMAS
  • TO the HELP OF the FATHER CHRISTMAS
  • IN a CRIB
  • I AI CONSIDERING THREE BOATS
  • LUCY AND the TEDDY BEARS
  • the MAGIC NUT-CRACKER
  • O SMALL TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
  • the CHRISTMAS TREE SURPRISED
  • the FORSAKEN TOYS
  • the MAGIC MIDNIGHT SUPPER OF MINNIE
  • the BOTTOM OF CHRISTMAS OF MORRIS

In other languages

  • English " Story Teller"
  • Italian " I Racconta Storie"
  • Greek " Άμπρα Κατάμπρα " (Abracadabra) (recent republication, with CD instead of the cassettes)

Bonds

  • the integral of the cassettes of " Tell me histoires" in remote loading.

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